[xml][/xml]
The Bahamas Weekly Facebook The Bahamas Weekly Twitter
News : Bahamas Information Services Updates Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM


NEMA Relocates to Gladstone Road Headquarters
By Bahamas Information Services (BIS)
Oct 8, 2014 - 7:06:27 PM

Email this article
 Mobile friendly page

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Monday, October 6, relocated to its headquarters on Gladstone Road, which was damaged by fire almost one year ago.

On Friday, November 22, 2013, fire erupted at the newly built facility, which was severely damaged by smoke and water. As a result, the staff was housed at its former offices on the first floor of the Churchill Building, downtown Nassau, until repairs to the state-of-the-art facility were completed.

The NEMA building was built at an estimated $1.7million. It also houses a modern National Emergency Operations Centre, amongst other amenities to accommodate the national disaster committee in the event the country is faced with a disaster.

NEMA first moved into its building on August 23, 2013 just around the anniversary of the Category 5 Hurricane Andrew, which struck The Bahamas and caused millions in damage and four related deaths in 1992.

The public is asked to contact NEMA at: (242) 322-6081/5. Email: nema@bahamas.gov.bs or NEMAbahamas242@gmail.com, should a disaster occur.



Bookmark and Share




© Copyright 2014 by thebahamasweekly.com

Top of Page

Receive our Top Stories



Preview | Powered by CommandBlast

Bahamas Information Services Updates
Latest Headlines
Junkanoo Summer Festival Is Back, Bigger and Better
ZNS Celebrates 86th Anniversary with Church Service
Doctoral degree posthumously conferred to Hon. A.D. Hanna by University of The Bahamas
Select Jif Peanut Butter Products Recall - Update
Dr. Rodney Smith confers final degrees as President and CEO of UB: asks graduates to take the next step with an open mind